Edwards-Freeman v. State

Seven defendants with pending felony cases and their defense counsel petition for a writ of prohibition seeking a blanket disqualification of Judge Belanger from all cases involving defense counsel. We grant *509the petition as to the motions for disqualification filed by these petitioners. But we deny the request for a blanket disqualification of the judge.

In October 2010, defense counsel filed a complaint against Judge Belanger with the Judicial Qualifications Commission (“JQC”) regarding events in different cases that occurred over a few years. After filing the complaint, defense counsel moved…